A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 17, 2016
![The Washington Monument is captured in the refelcting pool on the National Mall in Washington before daybreak.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6759c183-bc68-4079-a8a9-dc2f9f050179_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Washington Monument is captured in the refelcting pool on the National Mall in Washington before daybreak.
![Evangeline Garcia paddles a boat-load of piglets to safety at a flooded village in Quezon city, metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Southwest monsoon rains brought about by a tropical storm continue to flood parts of the metropolitan and provinces causing school and work suspensions](https://gdb.voanews.com/037840ad-d0ae-4aa5-9172-bbbae5da98e3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Evangeline Garcia paddles a boat-load of piglets to safety at a flooded village in Quezon city, metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Southwest monsoon rains brought about by a tropical storm continue to flood parts of the metropolitan and provinces causing school and work suspensions
![Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men prepare matza, traditional unleavened bread eaten during the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover, in the southern city of Ashdod.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f49b7fc4-c718-484b-ae04-8c243d32024b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men prepare matza, traditional unleavened bread eaten during the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover, in the southern city of Ashdod.
![The pack compete in front of the Hubertus mill during the Amstel Gold Race in Beek, The Netherlands.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6927fd2e-9eac-4315-b170-cc9f79207bdc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The pack compete in front of the Hubertus mill during the Amstel Gold Race in Beek, The Netherlands.